PHILOS 5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Meta-Ethics, Cognitive Dissonance, Consequentialism
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Terrorism, war, and the killing of the innocent. Jus in bello = justice in war. Jus ad bellum = justice (going) to war. Philosophy is critical thinking that reveal presuppositions, commitments, and connections between issues that might not have been clear. View that the innocence of people (noncombatants) plays a crucial role in accounting for moral badness of war/terrorism. Goodness/badness not always necessarily moral (e. g. bad pitch) Traditionalists claim that innocence is they key in justifying patn. View that innocence plays no substantial role accounting for moral badness of war/terrorism. Revisionists denies the role of innocence in justifying patn. Proposes that combates are innocent b/c of their mental state (cognitive. Also adds that they"re just following orders dissonance) In some cases, one can be guilty for the actions of a large group (like a state) One has to be participating in those actions. One has to be aware of the purpose of the action.
